Talk:2018 Kerala floods

Displacement Counts

I'm not sure where the 85,000 figure came from - but the source linked as well as this source claim over 200,000 displacements now. — xaosflux ^Talk 17:59, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

Updated to 280,679 evacuated as on 21 July.  Tharikrish  10:51, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

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Removal of image related to red alert

As per this source, red alert has been withdrawn from all districts in Kerala, which renders the image related to red alert districts outdated.So I suggest it to be removed from the article (it could be replaced with another flood related data). --A plane user (talk) 11:41, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 August 2018

The article says the total number of death is 350+. It is actually 200, per the latest news. What is the source of 350+ ? Lord Woldermort (talk) 17:05, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. - FlightTime (open channel) 17:08, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 August 2018

This page contains incorrect/stale information about the Indian states that have contributed to the relief effort. The up-to-date information is here:

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-floods-heres-all-those-who-extended-helping-kerala-rescue-operations-sos-5313147/

TL;DR, The relief map is both incorrect and politically motivated. By now most Indian states including Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have announced relief for the Kerala floods. The map depicts otherwise.

Please do not foment inter-state trouble. Remove the map. Dmohantyatgmail (talk) 04:12, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

I am not an expert on Indian politics, so let's get an RfC in here.

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Topic: What, if any, corrective actions should be taken on the relief map? (- Dmezh (talk) 17:02, 20 August 2018 (UTC))

• This RfC appears to be moot. There is no relief map in the article anymore, and there is a table showing that the named states have contributed relief. I suggest closing this RfC. Dmezh, if that would be OK with you, could you please do it? HLHJ (talk) 23:25, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply; I'll close the RfC. Dmezh (talk)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

8,00,000

I believe this number in the lede has an extra comma that could be removed. --131.169.89.168 (talk) 12:36, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

 Done - Samf4u (talk) 13:45, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Funds received

Crores, Cr ( as well as Lakhs) will not fly. I request everyone to use million/billion or write the numbers in full. Also, Rs should be INR.  Tharikrish  10:59, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

Kodagu

Why is the article only focusing on Kerala? Kodagu district in Karnataka has been equally affected by the same flood, causing 16 deaths with another 39 people missing. See [1]. But there is absolutely no mention of Kodagu anywhere in the article! 1.39.146.2 (talk) 16:52, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

This article is specifically for Kerala -- the floods there have gained much more media attention because of the sheer scale of destruction. You can create a new article covering the floods in other states including Karnataka, or one specifically for the floods in Karnataka. The former may be a good idea: According to the August 17 figures, the floods have caused a considerable number of deaths in several other states: Uttar Pradesh (191), West Bengal (183), Maharashtra (139), Gujarat (52), Assam (45), and Nagaland (11). utcursch | talk 17:11, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

"Bold text"

The first paragraph just says "bold text" (in bold). I think this was a mistake. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.63.137.161 (talk) 07:17, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Fixed, some user had broke the wiki markup. Brandmeister^talk 10:36, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

This is the permalink to the revision with "Bold text", in case anybody wants a reference. Sʀᴇᴇɴɪᴋᴇᴛʜᴀɴ I (talk) 12:57, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Final paragraph of lead

I think the final paragraph of the lead section should be removed from the lead and made into a separate section. This is because

• it is about a political controversy and not about the flood itself and
• it does not seem to have sufficient importance to be in the lead section.

A one-sentence summary may be enough in the lead. Jose Mathew (talk) 13:29, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Someone has reverted my edits to this paragraph. Here is why I made the edits in the first place:-

• The paragraph originally started talking about the MEA position, without explaining what the controversy was about. The very first line was "Responding to the controversy regarding the issue of rejecting foreign assistance ... ". This may confuse readers unfamiliar with the situation.
• It was a bit strangely worded for a Wikipedia article and may have violated our encyclopedic style guidelines.
• Some phrases (e.g. "in line with the existing foreign as well as domestic policy", "domestic resources and efforts") did not make sense.

I am reverting the reversion while maintaining the other edits since made to the paragraph. Once again, I feel that this paragraph should be removed from the lead section. Please share your opinions. Also, please do not make further reversions without giving an explanation on this page. Thanks. Jose Mathew (talk) 16:15, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

I move this paragraph to the section on response and did a few edits to clarify the situation. Tharikrish  18:55, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. Jose Mathew (talk) 16:48, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

Quality scale

I have changed the quality under WikiProject India (link at top of page) to C as I felt it satisfied the requirements. But since this is an ongoing event and there is no clarity on several key points (cause, extent of destruction, relief works, aftermath etc.) I do not think it would merit B. Can somebody please cross-check against the quality scale? Jose Mathew (talk) 16:48, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

Many thanks. C class should be fine. I also added the importance as High. Tharikrish  12:43, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

July or August?

The main article mentions that the floods started in August, while the sidebar states that it started in July. Most of the news articles online about this subject have a publish date of August. I don't want to change the sidebar immediately without verifying it here in this talk page. Please let me know, thanks! Sʀᴇᴇɴɪᴋᴇᴛʜᴀɴ I (talk) 13:30, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

GA Nomination

@Path slopu: You have not made a single edit to the article, but still nominated it for GA. That's not how it works. I have reverted your edit. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 06:46, 14 August 2019 (UTC)